MainSource Financial Group’s (NASDAQ: MSFG) Board of Directors announced
today that the Company declared a fourth quarter common dividend of
$0.03 per share at its October 16, 2012 meeting. The dividend is payable
on December 14, 2012 to common shareholders of record as of December 4,
2012.

MainSource Financial Group is listed on the NASDAQ National Market
(under the symbol: “MSFG”) and is a community-focused, financial holding
company with assets of approximately $2.8 billion. The Company operates
77 full-service offices throughout Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio
through its banking subsidiary, MainSource Bank, headquartered in
Greensburg, Indiana. Through its non-banking subsidiary, MainSource
Title LLC, the Company provides various related financial services.

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for historical information contained herein, the discussion in
this press release may include certain forward-looking statements based
upon management expectations. Actual results and experience could differ
materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed
in the Company's forward-looking statements. Factors which could cause
future results to differ from these expectations include the following:
general economic conditions; legislative and regulatory initiatives;
monetary and fiscal policies of the federal government; deposit flows;
the costs of funds; general market rates of interest; interest rates on
competing investments; demand for loan products; demand for financial
services; changes in accounting policies or guidelines; changes in the
quality or composition of the Company's loan and investment portfolios;
the Company’s ability to integrate acquisitions; the impact of our
continuing acquisition strategy; and other factors, including various
“risk factors” as set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K and in other reports we file from time to time with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. These reports are available publicly on the SEC
website, www.sec.gov,
and on the Company’s website, www.mainsourcebank.com.